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WSG's Marine Operations Specialist Sarah Fisken has been conducting "Safety at Sea" workshops for over 30 years. In this video, she explains how it helps commercial fishermen stay in compliance with the U.S. Coast Guard. Learn more about our training opportunities on wsg.washington.edu/students-teachers/sign-up/

Washington Sea Grant and Washington State University Extension have teamed up to launch a new volunteer-based early detection program to complement the existing WSG Crab Team trapping and monitoring network. Learn how to join our team: wsg.washington.edu/crabteam/moltsearch

The invasive European Green crab preys on shellfish, Dungeness crab, and shrimp. They also compete with these species for resources. This Community Science Month, learn about trapping methods in aquaculture from WSG Crab Team Coastal Specialist Alexandra Stote and PACIFIC SHELLFISH, INC Shellfish Manager Kyle Deerkop. For more about the crab team, volunteers, and our partners ➡️ lnkd.in/gENru4SU

Holy Mackerel! The WSG Crab Team bagged 900 pounds of bait to prepare for trapping season. Mackerel is great crab bait, because it's oily, smelly, and crabs love it. But also, it allows our scientists to standardize bait across all 67 of our monitoring sites. Learn more about the crab team, volunteers, and our partners: wsg.washington.edu/crabteam/

Crabbers, tow lane operators, and agency officials convened in March 2023 to discuss how their separate businesses can operate in the greater, shared ocean space.

Washington Sea Grant (WSG) Deputy Director Kate Litle welcomes participants; WSG Symposium Coordinators Meg Chadsey & Nicole Naar provide an overview an orientation for participants. Only a handful of seaweed farms and restoration projects have been permitted in Washington, but there is no shortage of interest in -and questions about- the future of seaweed cultivation in our shared waters. The ...

Seaweed cultivation is often framed as a way to address water quality issues such as excess nutrients and ocean acidification, but it's important to remember that the relationship between seaweed and water quality is a two-way street. Local species, especially bull kelp, are vulnerable to warming temperatures and other human impacts on water quality. What benefits can seaweeds provide, and how ...

Betsy Peabody, Executive Director of the Puget Sound Restoration Fund, provides an overview of the importance of kelp habitat, what current monitoring efforts are telling us about the distribution and health of Puget Sound bull kelp, and how PSRF is working with partners to restore declining bull kelp populations.

Emily Buckner, Puget Sound Restoration Fund Crab & Seaweed Project Manager, shares preliminary findings from a 2022 assessment of potential ecosystem effects of in-water seaweed farming, and the challenges of decision-making with limited data. Only a handful of seaweed farms and restoration projects have been permitted in Washington, but there is no shortage of interest in -and questions about-...

'Why Farm Seaweed' (aka 'Seaweed Metaphysics') brought together panelists with diverse connections to, and perspectives on seaweed farming to talk about their motivations and visions for the future. Moderator: Betsy Peabody, Executive Director of the Puget Sound Restoration Fund Panelists: Travis Bettinson, Food Scientist with Blue Dot Kitchen; Diane Boratyn, SolSea Ltd. (land-based seaweed cul...

Moderator Tom Mumford (Marine Agronomics) and panelists Simona Augyte (Ocean Era) and Katherine Davis (Washington Dept. of Fish & Wildlife) consider questions related to genetic diversity in wild and cultivated kelp, as well as disease safeguards. Only a handful of seaweed farms and restoration projects have been permitted in Washington, but there is no shortage of interest in -and questions ab...

Moderator Erin Meyer (Director of Conservation Programs & Partnerships, Seattle Aquarium) leads a discussion with panelists James Crimp (Sea Culture Consulting & Univ. of Alaska masters student), Joth Davis (Principal, Blue Dot Sea Farms) and Tiffany Waters (Global Aquaculture Manager, The Nature Conservancy) about potential benefits and approaches for mixed-species aquaculture, specifically co...

Representatives of five Washington coastal tribes share their perspectives about seaweed as a natural and cultural resource, the health of wild seaweed populations in tribal waters, and their own communities' concerns, interests and activities related to seaweed farming. Moderator: Tiffany Waters, Chinook Indian Nation & The Nature Conservancy Panelists: Loni Grinnell-Greninger, Vice Chair, Jam...

Chris Eardley, WDFW Shellfish Policy Manager, and Brady Scott, WDNR Aquatics Asst. Division Manager, explain their respective agencies' roles and responsibilities with respect to wild and cultivated seaweed in Washington waters. Only a handful of seaweed farms and restoration projects have been permitted in Washington, but there is no shortage of interest in -and questions about- the future of ...

10: Public Perceptions

Why serving fresh fish matters to Westport restaurants

Chapter 3: What should budding seaweed farmers know?

Chapter 2: What is commercial seaweed farming?

Chapter 1: What is regenerative, restorative seaweed farming?

Seaweed farming in Washington waters

December 2022 C-CAN Webinar - Herring

Lightning Video: Russell Callender

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Lightning Video: Melissa Poe

Lightning Video: Ian Miller

Khu.éex: Song To The Water Protectors

Khu.éex': 10,000 Generations

Meet Khu.éex': A Seattle-based indigenous band